Chalk one up for the logistics behind food-delivery apps. Domino’s Pizza is reversing its long-held stance against working with digital marketplaces by striking a deal with Uber Technologies to join the Uber Eats and Postmates apps in markets including the U.S., Canada and the U.K. Domino’s CEO Russell Weiner tells the WSJ’s Heather Haddon the chain and its operators aim to generate a billion dollars in new sales under the Uber agreement. Domino’s will still deliver the pizzas, but the deal blurs the lines between the big restaurant chains that have resisted the mobile platforms and third-party apps like Uber Eats and DoorDash that have flourished since the pandemic. That’s a sign that consumer buying patterns are continuing to change the financial calculation in food delivery, with apps using their reach and their broader logistics capabilities and ability to find drivers to gain market share.

A construction-industry supplier is facing questions from U.S. lawmakers over the possible use of Chinese prison labor in its supply chain. The focus on Milwaukee Tool’s sourcing comes amid U.S. efforts to crack down on the import of goods made with forced labor in China, the WSJ’s Richard Vanderford reports, in particular the Xinjiang region of the country, home to China's Uyghur people and other minority groups. Sourcing from the region has become a significant concern in supply chains. Canada this week launched investigations of Nike Canada and a mining company over allegations that they were connected to forced labor in the region. Sen. Jeff Merkley (D., Ore.) and Rep. Chris Smith (R., N.J.) wrote in a letter to Milwaukee Tool that evidence shows the company may be sourcing gloves made by prisoners, a charge the company denies. 

The pandemic has changed the way we shop. More people buying things online means more goods are being returned, triggering a boom in the business of reverse logistics. WSJ’s Dalvin Brown explains in a video report how some companies are leveraging gig workers to make those returns work.

China’s exports tumbled 12.4% in June, including a 24% drop in shipments to the U.S. (WSJ)

U.S. consumer prices rose 0.2% from May to June and were up 3% on an annual basis. (WSJ)

Mergers-and-acquisitions deal-making has slumped badly from pandemic highs. (WSJ)

U.S. textile and apparel imports fell at a double-digit pace in May, including declines of more than 30% from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Vietnam. (Sourcing Journal)

India’s Godrej Aerospace is in talks to build aircraft parts for suppliers to jet makers Airbus and Boeing. (Reuters)

LG Electronics expects to double its revenue from automotive components by 2030 to about $15.6 billion. (Nikkei Asia)

Canada’s Labor minister stepped in to the negotiations aimed at ending a strike by longshore workers at British Columbia ports. (CBC)

Unionized dockworkers at U.S. West Coast ports are refusing to handle container ships diverted from strike-hit Canadian terminals. (Port Technology)

An official report on the Ever Given incident cites erratic actions by Suez Canal pilots as a major cause of the container ship’s grounding in 2021. (Maritime Executive)

Global piracy and armed robbery attacks against commercial shipping increased about 12% in the first half of 2023 over the same period last year. (Splash 247)

Zim lowered its financial guidance for the year to include a projected operating loss. (The Loadstar)

Several states have passed laws backed by the trucking industry that make it harder to sue trucking companies for road accidents. (Pro Publica)

U.S. regulators will investigate whether freight rail operations are interfering with Amtrak service between New Orleans and Los Angeles. (Progressive Railroading)

Perishables supply chain platform Silo raised $32 million in a Series C funding round. (TechCrunch)

Candy maker Theo Chocolate is merging with minority shareholder American Licorice and outsourcing its manufacturing. (Supply Chain Dive)

Officials suspect a large warehouse planned for outside Phoenix to include hazardous materials and code-named Project Thunderbird​ is tied to Amazon. (Business Journals)

Some restaurants in Hawaii are adding a 10% “supply chain adjustment” fee to diners’ bills. (KHON)

Paul Page is editor of WSJ Logistics Report. Reach him at paul.page@wsj.com.

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